Miss Elzey Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Lee
of Buckeye, died yesterday afternoon after a long illness.
Her health failed about two years ago, but it was only
within the last year that the deadly character of her
illness manifested itself in the form of consumption and
as late as last June there was a hope that that fear
might not be well grounded. Since then, though she sank
slowly and death was known to be inevitable. The funeral
will take place tomorrow at 10 o'clock at Bradley's
undertaking parlors. Miss Lee was 24 years of age and
for eight years had been a consistent member of the
Christian Church.
MARIANO LEON
April 19, 1901
Mariano Leon who has lived in Phoenix for twenty two
years without attracting any attention, excited
considerable commotion yesterday by his death and
became a sort of a hero. He was forty years old and
lived near Phoenix Park with his father, who is so old
that he doesn't know his age and his grandmother who
says she is 105.
It was by accident that public interest was taken in
Leon's death. He died, and his relatives recognizing
the fact that death is inevitable dully mourned him and
began making arrangements for his funeral. His father
came to town for a coffin and mentioned his errand in
town to Officer A.J. Porterie in the same way he would
have told him that he had come to buy a side of bacon.
The officer, who had seen Mariano the day before in the
fullness of health was surprised and inquired what had
killed him and how he had died. The old man said the
end was attended by convulsions and great misery. He
said that Mariano got up yesterday morning he said he
did not feel well and thought a dose of salts would
do him good. He took a big dose and in five minutes
the beginning of the end had begun. His suffering
was intense. This statement was repeated to Justice
Gray and an investigation was decided upon. The body
was brought to Merryman and Holly's late in the
afternoon and an examination of the contents of the
stomach was ordered. The examination will be made
today. From the description of the symptoms preceding
death it is suspected that Leon took strychnine instead
of salts, though his father said there was no strychnine
in the house. It is an interesting circumstance that
the gums of Leon were white and blistered. His stomach
is to be taken out and sent to the University at Tucson
where they can disintegrate one thing from another. If,
in the end, it should transpire that Leon died of
strychnine that would still be only the scientific
satisfaction of an idle curiosity. He would still be
dead.
Inquest
April 21, 1901
The coroner's jury in the case of Mariano Leon, rendered a
verdict yesterday that death was caused by carbolic acid
poisoning.
Baby LEROY
May 26, 1901
The three year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leroy
died of meningitis last night. The disease could very
easily be traced to its source. Before breakfast
yesterday morning this child and another were given
ten cents with which they bought some apricots not
quite ripe. They ate them all and at breakfast ate
a large quantity of beans. The stomach rebelled and
a serious illness developed with great rapidity. The
child which was in perfect health at 8 o'clock in the
morning was dead at 9 at night.
CHARLES LEVY
July 12, 1901
A telegram was received by Mr. Sam Korrick last evening
announcing the death of Charles Levy in Los Angeles last
night about 7 o'clock. Mr. Levy has been in ill health
for many years, having been a sufferer from asthma. He
came to Phoenix a few years ago and during his residence
here was employed in the New York Store until he became
too sick to work. For some months he has been confined
to his home most of the time, and not long ago went to
Los Angeles, where he hoped to be benefited by the sea
breeze at least through the summer. The tragic death
of his son a few months ago was also a serious blow to
Mr. Levy and he never fully recovered from the
bereavement. He was a faithful hard working man
when able to work and was well known in Phoenix
where all acquainted with him were proud to number
him as among their friends. To the sorrowing wife
and his brothers, Sol and Sam, both of them well
known, the sympathy of many friends will be extended.
JOSEPH LEVY
March 24, 1901
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Mr. Joseph Levy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Levy of
this city, while engaged in coupling cars at Casa
Grande yesterday morning about 9:30 o'clock sustained
injuries from which he died an hour and five minutes
later. The young man had been in the employ of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company as brakeman for four
days only preceding his death and so far as could be
learned last night no blame in the sad affair attaches
to anyone. A coroner's inquest was held but the
verdict of the jury was not learned and the details
of the affair are as yet very meager. A message
yesterday afternoon stated that he was conscious
the greater part of the time between the accident
and his death, but whether he recited to those in
attendance the story of how it occurred or whether
there were any eye witnesses is not known here. An
early message announced that the body was not
mutilated, in fact, it said that the skin was not
broken in any place and it was the opinion at the
time that his back was broken.
The young man would have been eighteen years old next
July and for many reasons his untimely death is an
event of unusual sadness. He was well known here and
was universally popular, being a very bright and
promising boy, always looking on the pleasant side
of life.
He had worked some at the New York Store where many
made his acquaintance and for some years he has
served as usher at the Dorris theater. He was also
employed at various times in the different printing
offices of this city and just previous to his work
on the railroad had been working at the Copete Mine
in Mexico.
Coming just at this time the blow falls upon the
family with especial severity as his father who
has been ill for some time, is now confined to the
house and Joe was not only his son but his companion
and his brightest hope for the future.
Mr. Sam Levy, uncle of Joe; Mr. William Dowell and
Undertaker Hawley left for Maricopa on last night's
train to bring home the remains. The funeral will
be held from the family residence, No. 464 North
First Avenue, at 3 o'clock this afternoon and the
Knights of Pythias of which order his father is a
member will be in attendance.
Funeral
March 25, 1901
The funeral services over the remains of Joseph Levi
were held yesterday afternoon at the residence of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Levi, No. 464 North
First Avenue, followed by interment in the I.O.O.F.
Cemetery. There was a large assemblage of friends of
the family and of the young man who met so tragic a
death and the procession to the cemetery was one of
the longest ever witnessed here.
The funeral service of the Jewish faith was read by Selim
Michelson in English, after which Mr. Harry Friedman
offered a prayer in the Hebrew tongue. Rev. C.V. Cowan
of the first M.E. Church who was well acquainted with
and a great favorite of the deceased, then made a few
appropriate remarks.
From a member of the party that went to Maricopa to
escort the remains to Phoenix some further particulars
of the fatal incident were learned though he said
there were many stories agreeing in general but
differing in details. It was learned that while
Joe was conscious at times between the accident
and his death, he was not conscious long enough
at any time to tell in detail how the accident
occurred. It would appear that it happened while
the boy was uncoupling instead coupling the cars.
The story was that he had drawn the coupling pin
and the car had moved forward a little more than
the width of his body. An experienced man would
have dropped to his knees to unjoint the hose
unless he was tall enough to reach over the
drawheads to the other side on which the hose
was attached. Joe, now knowing the usual result
when the air was released, stepped between the
drawheads and broke the air, the result of which
was that the cars came a few inches closer
together, pinning him between the drawheads.
